The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-20
Both Houses in Session Yesterday.
Senator Pugh, OF Alabama, Makes
the First Good Move.
He Shows the Necessity Of I'M
mediate Tariff Revision.
The Wisdom Of the Presidents s
Message Applauded.
Appropriations for snagging Opera.
tions in the River and Harbor Bill
To Be Made Separate Recon-
mended-Bills Introduced.

mended-Bills Introduced.
WASHINGTON, Dec. i9--Among the payers
presented 10 the Senate was n communica-
ton from the Secretary of the Treasury with
copy of the report of Special Agent Tingle
on the condition of affairs on the seal islands
OF Alaska. Referred 10 the committee ON
foreign relations Also q like communca.
tion inclosing copies Of papers relating to
the bonding Of the Pacific coasts steamship
companies. Referred TO the committee on
commerce. Also a memorial of the constitu.
tional convention Of the Territory Of Utah
asking admission into the Union az a State,
with copies of the constitution. Referred to
tho committee on territories.
The following bills were reported fayonbly
from committees and placed on the calendar:
To establish two additional land offices in
Colorado; TO provide in certain cases for the
forfeiture of wagon roads grants in Oregon;
granting to the State Of California per cent.
OF the net proceeds Of cash sales Of public
lands in that State; TO amend the law con.
cerning the commission Of fisheries; 10 aid IN
the establishment and temporary support Of
common schools, and to enable the State Of
California 10 take lands in lieu of tho six.
tecnth and thirty-sixth section, found to be
mineral lands.
Among other bills introduced and referred
were the following:
by Mr.. Platt: To prohibit the manufacture
and sale OF spirituous aud intoxicating
liquors In the District OF Columbia.
by Mr.. Manderson; To divide the State OF
Nebraska into two judicial districts
By Mr. Palmer To cxtirpate pleuro-pneu.
mona, foot and mouth disease, and FINDER
pest among cattle; and 10 facilitate the OK.
portation OF cattle and the exports Of live
stock Also, to forfeit lands granted 10
Mlchigan Tor railroad from OntOnangon 10
the Wisconsin State line.
Mr. Sawyer called up his motion 10 recon.
slider the vote whereby (last Monday the
RESOLUTION offered BY Mr.. Butler for the nm.
pOintment Of a select committee 10 inuuire
into the adyisability Of establishing a GOV.
ernment postal Telegraph was agreed 10. MIR
Sawyer said his object was to have the sub
iect referred TO the postoflicc committee
where II properly belonged. After some de.
bate the vote was rcconsidored and the bill
wns referred 10 the postoilice committee.
hr. Call offered long preamble and rcso.
non m reference TO railroad land grants.
bid on the table
*tNir. sherman moved that tho Presilent's
essagc aud accompanying documents be
iorcd 10 the committee ON finance, and
Hve notice that after the holidays he would
4idrcss the Senate on the subject. Motion
&yrced 10.
Mr. Pugh offered the following resolution.
ND proceeded TO address the Senate in sup.
port Of H.
Rcsolycd. That the most important and prcrinq
dnv oi The pre-cnl scs on Of Congrcss j. 10 ryisc
end 20 amend cS lstng Internal tax and iAr.f laws
n torriucc the annual revenues thus collected
Ucrcirum 10 the necessary wants of the foderni
Foycmmcni and no m6r than Il needs 10 pay IL
naiurcd debis and discLaIc IT, OBLIGATIONS under
thc laws Of Cunrrcss without cripplinr or den,ns.
nig any American indusdes or bisino,s connected
VII the subjects Of taria taxation or interfering
with the iist rights Of American working people
Itcndcd ~ be secured 90 them By the incidental
sfecls Oi wvcnuc duties t0 shnrc ln the Iolut pfD.
DUCT Of tho labor and upiial employed IN Amer.
lean mining and manufacturing industries lo the
ful measure of the diifcnucc IN the oost of their
labor aud the labor of lhoac engaged ia similar In
dustrie In Europe.
Resolved That the Senate viii concur IN no jolnt
resolution for the final adjournment OF the present
session oi CouFrss until alter the passage II urL
icmelal laws a. arr Specified In TIC iopgolng rcso
luSon.
In tho course Of his argument. Mr. pueb
asked whether Congress would wine ont sll
internal revenue taxes and allow the neccs-
sary revenue 10 ae raised ON tariff imports
alone. lie bad never a clearer or stronger
conviction than the conviction that thc
whisky tax was perfectly Just aud wholly
nobjcctomble, except on the ground that
u Was a direct tax. There was nothing pro.
duced, owned and consumed that could
supply lie government with ninety millions
Of revenue with more propricty and less
injury 70 any human being than whisky.
He had never heard any valid reason. and
did not believe there was any valid reason.
why the whisky drinkers should be relieved
from the payment OF this tax, aud why Tho
rcvcfuc which IL yielded should be extorted
by the tarinfrom the consumer Of ncccssnrics
OF life lie knew OF no better use 10 which |
whisky could be applied than 90 the pro. |
ductiOn Of 40, 0,OoO,OO0 Of revenue necessary |
20 pay pensions and interest on the war !
debt, instead Of extorting that ampint from |
the harmless consumption Of imported |
articles Who insisted, ho asked, that The |
luxury OF whisky drinking should be freed |
from the burdcni Was Il the whisky drink. |
ers or the whisky makers who declared that |
there should be no revision Of the tariff un. /
Ill every internal revenue tax was rcpcalod2 |
10 was not The cry came lsudcst aud |
ncrccsl from the manufacturers aud their |
representatives The most defiant and un. |
compromising advocates ot free whisky were
the manufacturers of protection articles. !
As general compromise lac would repeal 1
the internal tax on tobacco, for the sole /
reason that tobacco was an agricultural |
product, and let the tax on whisky stand for /
future consideration. He declared that he |
would vote for no duty on any article manu-.
facturcd In the United States that would
cripple any home industry or impair the
ability Of home competition. No people he
|taid, lad ever submitted 40 long 10
robbery on the part OF their own
aud those who opposed n
5cvision Of tho tariff at tho risk OF |
Financial panic aud Industrial paralysis be.
tame parties 10 this robbery, aud became po.
1itical criminals. Both the Republican aud /
Democratic parties had promised to reduce
thc income 10 tho wants Of the government,
and Il was trihing for Republicans 10 charge |
npon the Democratic party the blame Of the
failure 10 revise the tariff. This Congress
could not adjourn until such a change was
made w the revenue laws as would stop The
now Of money from the people into the |
national tpasury beyond tlie needs Of the /
government Ho would put on the free list |
Chemical, and raw wool Of all grades, aud |
MALT. and might be willing 10 add other
sfticlcs 10 the free list.
IIo was not In favor, however OF putting |
iron orc on the free list The doing so would /
be roinrlcd by the ore land owners and ore /
workers Of Alabama. Tennessee Virginia /
snd West Virginia ~ an act ~ unjust de.
rrfpinaliou IN favor of foreign iron ores. A. /
20 pia.iron. on which the present duty was
o. ~ pcr ton, he believed that q duty Of " /
I.cr ton would be ample lie made these re.
tserks 10 show hat there was not the least !